2023-24 Clinic Season Winding Down
"What an honor to be able to work with ISG and present at clinics over the years! The best experience I've ever had in my forty years of coaching!" Another successful ISG Clinic Season will be coming to an end this April with the final coaches clinic slated for Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Pitching guru Ron Wolforth and former power-hitting Major League outfielder will be the main presenters.
Wilson twice hit over 30 HRs in a season in his ten-year career while Wolforth has trained some of MLB's top hurlers through the years at his Texas Baseball Ranch outside of Houston. Another great EBCA Convetion in Mulhouse! Awesome speakers thanks to ISG. Coaches from 8 different countries eager to listen and learn from great coaches. The Canadian clinic will put the cap on a rebound year for ISG post-pandemic and will be the tenth seminar held this year after several years of little activity.
Over 600 coaches in Europe and Asia were exposed to the newest methodologies of coaching from top professional, college and high school presenters. The impact that ISG has had on Baseball Ireland's development can be seen directly in the youth that are coming up through domestic development in the Irish Baseball Academy on the field and beyond. Plans for 2024-25 are already underway for the most ambitious schedule of clinics ISG has ever organized. More information regarding this schedule will follow, but one of the highlights will be a first-ever clinics in the Republic of Georgia on the east coast of the Black Sea and the island nation of Bermuda.
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ISG Speakers Present at Prestigious Afide Meeting in Havana, CubaFor the third time, ISG was chosen to present at the annual Afide International Convention of Physical Activity and Sports in Havana, Cuba. Vice President Pete Caliendo and Arizona Diamondbacks pitching coach Brent Strom visited the island nation and presented at the baseball portion of the three day affair.
Strom, fresh from his team's participation in the MLB World Series against the Texas Rangers, stirred thinking about current trends in pitching development while ISG VP Pete Caliendo helped with interpreting and presented various points about hitting theory. The seminar was attended by the best and the brightest coaches on the island who also heard from native coaches on various topics. Strom and Caliendo's short journey was highlighted by a tour of old town Havana, a city whose roots date from the 16th century. |
Information about frequent ISG clinicians. This month's featured presenter is Jerry Weinstein of the Colorado Rockies.
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ISG Sponsored International Coaches Forum at 2024 ABCA Convention a Huge Hit.
Thursday night at the annual ABCA Convention is usually reserved for business meetings for all of the divisions of the organization. Coaches attend those meetings to find out about items relevant to their upcoming seasons. About 25 years ago, ISG founder Bill Arce began holding a meeting that same night for any internationally based coach who wanted to attend. In recent years, that meeting has been turned into a Forum feauturing presenters and networking, but this year, for the first time, ISG Baseball sponsored the social that followed the event. After some brief presentations by a panaple of coaches including N.Y. Met hitting coach Darin Everson, motor learning expert Martijn Nijhoff from the Netherlands, and pitching rehab guru Jason Colleran coaches from 14 countries stayed until closing, networking and generally reviving old friendships. Following are some photos from that gathering:
Baseball Canada's Vision for Long Term Athletic Development Shared in Coaching Tips Section
Baseball Canada is miles ahead of the curve when it comes to developing athletes for life-long success. Thanks to our friend Andre Lachance, they have allowed us to share the scope of that vision with you. Check out our coaching tips section for a graphic illustration of their LTAD plans.
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